West/Ainge - puzzles within a puzzle

[Eggcentric@xxxxxxx]

I have never seen Banks, Perkins, or Dahntay Jones play, but am quite 
familiar with the assets/liabilities of Troy Bell having closely followed 
Boston College.  Much as I appreciate Bell's college play and character,
I am afraid he will be yet another 6 ft. SG-PG pro tweener.

I have high respect for Jerry West, but cannot understand his moves
in this draft.  He obviously prefers BELL TO BANKS or he would have just 
stuck with Banks at #13 and still easily obtained his man Dahntay (rated 
a #40-50 pick) at #27.  Put another way, if West so liked Bell over Banks, 
why didn't he simply draft Bell at #13 and Jones at #27 instead of 
having to trade for them?  It would have saved his team 150 phone calls 
at .07 per minute and $29,500 on salaries... not much but every little bit 
counts.  

Is there a future consideration owed West for agreeing to draft Banks and 
turn him over to us?

Rookie salary scale:
#16 $1,071,200
#20    $886,400
Total:  $1,957,600 

#13 $1,249,500
#27    $678,600
Total:  $1,928,100

I am hoping that Banks will be all that Ainge thinks he can be. Maybe 
Banks will prove to be a tasty hors d'oeuvre instead of the tree toad
that many, aside from Ainge, think he is. Maybe there is tons of untapped 
luscious to him, but early on, based upon his UNLV play and prior to the 
Ainge rumor (denied to the very end by both Ainge and Bank's agent) Banks 
was considered about the 8th best PG in the draft.  Like a miracle capable 
of staggering sextillions of infidels (Celt fans), without workouts, his 
stock kept RISING ON NUTTIN giving us the impression that we have 
drafted a hot one.  

I only wonder if Bank's alleged speed, ''D'',  drive and dish, questionable 
perimeter shooting, and questionable character will ever equal his 
''hype'' strategy.  What will Danny do if Obie stubbornly prefers the solid 
but unspectacular Bremer to him?  I am hearing rumors that Banks is 
another Joe Forte personality, but if he can translate his bravado into 
deeds of beauty on the court, then no problem

Is this draft merely full of marble before it blooms of statues?  We 
won't know the results of this particular embryo draft for years to 
come what with such parity and confusion after the first ten locks.  
 
Maybe I am in the gutter looking at the stars, but I feel Ainge has 
at least addressed the right questions (PG and Center).  I can only 
now hope Banks and Perkins will eventually prove to be the right 
answers. 

Egg